Fernand Cocq

Alphonse Lambert Joseph Fernand Cocq (5 July 1861 in Huy – 11 December 1940 in Ixelles) was a Belgian Liberal politician who served as Minister of Justice.

After studying law and becoming a lawyer, Cocq began his political career in Ixelles, where he was founder of the local Ligue wallonne.

[1] From 1909 to 1936, he also sat in the Chamber of Representatives as a Liberal member for Brussels, serving as deputy speaker 1930–1931.

He became Minister of Justice in the government of Jules Renkin, which took office on 6 June 1931.

[2] The government fell in October the following year, leading to the early 1932 Belgian general election.